List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat, India

The Gujarat state of western India has four National Parks and twenty-three Wildlife Sancturies which are managed by the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat.[1]

National parks of Gujarat

#Name of National ParkArea km2DistrictMajor Wildlife Supported
1Gir Forest National Park258.71Somnath Asiatic lion, leopard, chausingha, spotted deer, hyena, sambar deer, chinkara
2Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar34.08BhavnagarBlackbuck, fox, Macqueen's bustard, lesser florican
3Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch162.89DevBhoomi DwarkaSponges, corals, jelly fish, seahorse, octopus, pearl oyster, starfish, lobster, dolphin
4Vansda National Park23.99NavsariLeopard, hyena, spotted deer, chausingha

Wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat

The wildlife sanctuaries are listed in descending order of area.

#Name of SanctuaryArea km2DistrictMajor Wildlife Supported
1Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary7506.22KutchChinkara, hyena, fox, flamingo, pelicans and other waterfowl and herpetofauna
2Wild Ass Sanctuary4953.70KutchChinkara, nilgai, blackbuck, onager(wild ass) wolf, fox, Macqueen's bustard, waterfowl, herpetofauna
3Gir Wildlife Sanctuary & National Parks1153.42JunagadhLion, leopard, chausinga, chital, hyena, sambar, chinkara, herpetofauna, crocodiles and birds
4Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary607.70NarmadaSloth bear, leopard, rhesus macaque, chausinga, barking deer, pangolin, herpetofauna, birds including Alexandrian parakeet
5Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary542.08Banaskantha
6Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary444.23KutchChinkara, green day, desert cat, hyena, desert fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna
7Marine Sanctuary295.03DevBhoomi DwarkaSponges, corals, jellyfish, sea horse, octopus, oyster, pearl oyster, starfish, dolphin, dugong, waterfowl
8Barda Wildlife Sanctuary192.31Porbandar & JamnagarLeopard, blue bull, hyena, wild boar, jackal, birds, herpetofauna
9Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary180.66BanaskanthaSloth bear, leopard, hyena, birds, herpetofauna
10Purna Wildlife Sanctuary160.8DangsLeopard, barking deer, macaques, four horned antelope, sambhar, hyena, herpetofauna, birds
11Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary130.38PanchmahalSloth bear, leopard, jungle cat, hyena, wolf, four horned antelope, herpetofauna, birds
12Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary120.82Ahmedabad, SurendranagarFlamingos, pelicans, coot, ducks, waders, storks, herons and other waterfowl, herpetofauna
13Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary55.65DahodSloth bear, leopard, hyena, jackal, chausinga, civet cat, jungle cat, birds, herpetofauna
14Pania Wildlife Sanctuary39.63AmreliLion, chinkara, leopard, chital, hyena, wild boar, four horned antelope, pangolin, blue bull, birds
15Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary15.01MorbiBlue bull, chinkara, wolf, fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna
16Thol Wildlife Sanctuary6.99MehsanaCranes, geese, flamingos, sarus and about 125 other waterfowl species
17Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary6.54RajkotChinkara, blue bull, wolf, hyena, fox, birds, herpetofauna
18Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary6.05JamnagarIndian skimmer, ibises, painted stork, cormorants, etc.

About 220 bird species, herpetofauna

19Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary3.33JamnagarGreat Indian bustard, wolf, jackal, birds, herpetofauna
20Kutch Bustard Sanctuary2.03KutchGreat Indian bustard, lesser florican, Macqueen's bustard, chinkara, blue bull, herpetofauna
21Porbandar Bird Sanctuary0.09PorbandarFlamingos, pelicans, spoonbill and various bird spp.
  • Arid Forest Research Institute cater the forestry research needs of the Arid and semi arid region of Rajasthan, Gujarat & Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman-Diu.

References

  1. ↑ "Gujarat Forest Department". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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